Car owners - how much does it cost you every month?

whirlpool

How much does your car cost you every month?

Factoring in insurance, fuel, tax, NCT, bringing it to the garage, etc etc.....

You can give an annual figure in order to factor in NCT tax and fixing etc... if you want.

And.... do you think it's worth it?

(I don't have a car.)

The Backwards Man

Personally, nothing.

Professionally, about €2500 a month.

Wacker The Attacker

Three fiddy yo

antodeco

About €300 (taking into account depreciation it would be a little higher).

Wacker The Attacker

antodeco wrote: »

About three fiddy-o.

€3500 (taking into account depreciation it would be a little higher).

foe fiddy depreciation yo

The Backwards Man

antodeco wrote: »

About three fiddy-o.

€3500 (taking into account depreciation it would be a little higher).

My day just got a little brighter.

Sir Arthur Daley

Can Jeep and Van owners offer their input?

Holsten

I'd probably be shocked if I added it all up.

antodeco

I've three cars, but only counted one. The other two, probably €1000 a year.

whirlpool

WikiHow wrote: »

Can Jeep and Van owners offer their input?

No.

Wacker The Attacker

WikiHow wrote: »

Can Jeep and Van owners offer their input?

Woooooooo.

Look at me with my van

Sugar Free

Splitting service cost, insurance etc. across 12 months, I'd say 350-400.
The variation depends on petrol costs from being abroad and thus, not needing to drive as much.
The number also includes the car finance.

Is it worth it? For my set of circumstances, definitely.

corsav6

My petrol astra averages €250pm, the wife's diesel astra about €200. That's tax, test and insurance along with maintenance and fuel.

Rabies

$25/month - Insurance and about the same in road tax
$140/month - Fuel. I live close to work

tomwaterford

when working...e360 - 400 a month

at the minete 250 approx.

excluding depreceation

ellavin

About 200 euro changing car now tho so I'd say itl be more ..

demanufactured

I don't want to think about it....I travel 100 miles a day.

marie12

120 ish on diesel a month if i just go to work and back and tip around town
more if i go further afield

Rabies

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Three fiddy yo

Congrats

Dark sun

Rabies wrote: »

$25/month - Insurance and about the same in road tax
$140/month - Fuel. I live close to work




I live 7 miles from work and cost me 50 a month you can't be that close.

Sir Arthur Daley

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Woooooooo.

Look at me with my van

Look at you with your fancy Micra :P

Toots

€140 - yes absolutely worth it. If you mix borderline agoraphobia and public transport you're gonna have a bad time.

Guy:Incognito

Car costs - loads.

not having to rely on or use public transport - priceless.

sly_dog

I use tractor diesel which costs me less than 90 cents per litre

Kaiser D

whirlpool wrote: »

How much does your car cost you every month?

Factoring in insurance, fuel, tax, NCT, bringing it to the garage, etc etc.....

You can give an annual figure in order to factor in NCT tax and fixing etc... if you want.

And.... do you think it's worth it?

(I don't have a car.)

Car #1:

Insurance: €18 per month (€216 p/a)

Fuel: €140 per month, give or take (€35 a week usually does, fills the tank nearly)

Tax: €56 for 12 months

NCT: exempt from NCT

Bringing it to a garage: I can fix everything by the road, with a very basic tool kit, so €0

Total per month: Insurance + fuel = €158. Thats providing I don't need to buy any bits.

Rabies

Dark sun wrote: »

Rabies wrote: »

$25/month - Insurance and about the same in road tax
$140/month - Fuel. I live close to work


I live 7 miles from work and cost me 50 a month you can't be that close.

I have an 8km round trip to work. Rest of the fuel is taken up with recreational drives every week.
Usually put $20-$30 a week in to the car, topped up the monthly usage to cover the occasional big trips I do. Last weekend was 300km drive for fun one day.

Sir Arthur Daley

sly_dog wrote: »

I use tractor diesel which costs be less than 90 cents per litre

Good old Farmers Vino.

toastedpickles

About 500 a month, without insurance and the like, over all with the work ive put in since i got it, tax insurance, daily running costs about 3.5k

Dord

Around 200/month inc repairs, service, tax, insurance and fuel over the last year.

Red21

Going by this thread anyone in the: car wash, panal beating, tyre selling, car valeting, dent-a-fix, driving school, car recovery, car accessories-light bulbs-antifreeze-fuses -wiper rubbers etc, will have to shut up shop in the morning

Also nobody has ever had to pay a fine, a toll, or a parking ticket. All that stuff is just for the muppits outthere.

Noccy_Mondy

I don't really know. I just fill it up when needs be, tax it when it's out. I don't calculate how much these things cost.

Kaiser D

Red21 wrote: »

Going by this thread anyone in the: car wash, panal beating, tyre selling, car valeting, dent-a-fix, driving school, car recovery, car accessories-light bulbs-antifreeze-fuses -wiper rubbers etc, will have to shut up shop in the morning

Also nobody has ever had to pay a fine, a toll, or a parking ticket. All that stuff is just for the muppits outthere.

I wash my car myself, I wouldn't trust another person or machine to do it.
Never crashed, never needed a panel beater. My car is nearly 50 years old anyway, so I wouldn't bother with panel beaters.
My insurance covers me for recovery.
I have mentioned buying parts already in my post.

I park legally, I don't get tickets.
I don't take it onto motorways, no tolls.

Red21

Kaiser D wrote: »

I wash my car myself, I wouldn't trust another person or machine to do it.
Never crashed, never needed a panel beater. My car is nearly 50 years old anyway, so I wouldn't bother with panel beaters.
My insurance covers me for recovery.
I have mentioned buying parts already in my post.

I park legally, I don't get tickets.
I don't take it onto motorways, no tolls.

I was thinking u'd be along

Kaiser D

Red21 wrote: »

I was thinking u'd be along

Ah, well there you go. All valid points really.

akura

About €120 a month not including servicing

Red21

Kaiser D wrote: »

Ah, well there you go. All valid points really.

Well, you know the part above where you said you wouldn't trust a machine or someone else to wash an old car.
That where you became Mr. Bean to me.

Rabies

Went for lunch this afternoon. Just came back with $65 parking fine.

*adjusts monthly car expenses*

zenno

I'll be politically correct on this one . I have 4 coffee jars aside... one for 3 months tax, one for insurance, one for yearly-NCT, and one for petrol, and one spare jar for the odd few fivers and change incase the car needs a fix.

I'd have to pull all the super-glued jars apart (except for the petrol one) to see how much is there all-told, but it is indeed a handy way to have everything in order.

The car gets it's service once a year, so the leftover cash covers that.




Yes there are five jars if anyone asks, but the fifth jar is just a floater.

Galwayguy35

sly_dog wrote: »

I use tractor diesel which costs me less than 90 cents per litre

If the tank is dipped your fooked.

Galwayguy35

Mine cost me about €3500 for the year.

Antar Bolaeisk

Mine was costing me too much in tax/insurance/NCT/maintenance just to sit there and be available for the weeks when I'm home. Had to sell it and will be renting instead when needed

hi_im_fil

€800 ish 😳

Kaiser D

Red21 wrote: »

Well, you know the part above where you said you wouldn't trust a machine or someone else to wash an old car.
That where you became Mr. Bean to me.

Trust me, when you realise how expensive the tiniest piece of chrome trim is, the piece that has just been ripped off by the carwash, you, you realise its not worth the hassle. And as you can see, I have a lot of expensive little bits.

Rasheed

I'd say €200 a month. Worth every red cent for the control and independence it gives me. Would still be worth it if I paid triple that.

truedoom

Price per year

tax is €413
nct is €55
insurance €630
petrol €1200
tyres €270
misc €10
yearly service €60

That comes to

€2638 a year, divided by 12 is €220 ish euro.

Is it worth it? I have the freedom to go anywhere, at any time i want with a car. No waiting around for a bus, not walking in the pissing rain or cold. I can help people move, give them lifts if they're stuck, and i learn a lot by doing my own repairs on it (and knowledge is power!)

Absolutely worth every penny!

i would need to spend 8 euro a day on the bus otherwise (which doesn't start early enough for me to get to work). which is €40 a week, €160 a month. And that doesn't include if i wanted to visit the folks at the weekend (about 20 quid return on the bus).

Karl Stein

Has anyone factored in depreciation? New cars can halve in value in the first couple of years. So if you buy a new car for €20K it's possible the first two years of ownership will cost €5000 per year, or approx €100, in depreciation alone.

heroics

tax is €710
nct is €55
insurance €500
petrol €3600
tyres €300
yearly service/parts €300
tolls €1000
Total 6465

6465/12= 538.75 per month. 50km each way to work and would require me to get a bus/train/bus if I didn't have the car and the 40 minute drive would become a 2 hour journey on public transport so it is worth every penny.

Titzon Toast

Easily about 400 quid a month all told.
Ireland is an expensive country to run a car in.

About 370 per month average including tax, insurance, servicing, fuel and loan. Hard to call on depreciation as the car is desirable and is a low mileage example so over three years I would expect it to be small enough compared to the other costs. I didn't include tyres as I haven't bought any for a while.

Definitely worth it, I couldn't survive without a car. Even the smallest job like going shopping would be painful. My car is also a lot of fun to drive

Fozzie Bear

€180/month for Tax, insurance, diesel, NCT. I service it my self (€50.00 for parts) and deprication is negiable. Car is a 1.9L 2000 Passat and only worth about €1000-1500. Road Tax is my biggest expense.

Mr. CooL ICE

Petrol = 120
Tax insurance = 748/12 = ~72
Yearly NCT = 55/12 = ~5
Various services/repairs = 250/12 = 21

218 per month. While I was paying off the loan for buying it, it was double that.